core build, this any good?

hardkore · 26 Feb 2006 at 15:56

hey guys. Just ordering the core parts for a new pc after mine went up in smoke lol. Just checking to see what you think of these bits. I have another 512mb of ocz ram sitting here from my last rig and ill hopefully stick more ram in when i get the money. Just making sure all this is compatible and if you guys can pick any faults with it.

cheers

CP-118-AM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)
£95.95 £95.95

GX-055-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO16 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-055-PC)
£104.95 £104.95

MB-120-AS Asus A8N5X nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-120-AS)
£51.95 £51.95

MY-007-CS Corsair 512MB DDR XMS3200C2PT Platinum CAS2 (MY-007-CS)
£34.95 £34.95

benjo · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:08

Do you have a budget at all? :

hardkore · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:09

yea my budget is as close to 300 as possible, 350 max tbh.

Defcon5 · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:10

id sell your current ram and get a matched pair.

hardkore · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:13

yes well until i have the time and money i will just make do with what i have. All i was asking was that the base of the system was compatible and all hunky dorey.

iraiguana · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:20

Yeah that all looks like it should work well together mate. Have fun. Not sure if that is one of the GTO's that can be modded to xtpe speed, but worth a look.

benjo · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:21

Lol, i know you just asked if it was compatible, and i'm pretty sure it is. But £15 over your budget could get you

CP-118-AM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)
£95.95 £95.95
MY-007-CS Corsair 512MB DDR XMS3200C2PT Platinum CAS2 (MY-007-CS)
£34.95 £34.95
GX-070-XF XFX GeForce 7800GT Extreme Edition 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT70G-UDF7) (GX-070-XF)
£179.95 £179.95
Subtotal £310.85
VAT £54.40
Total £365.25

That card would walk all over the x800... but depends what you use it for i suppose

hardkore · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:23

my god that is tempting! But if i only have a 3200+ that would bottleneck it a lot though i would have thought? Anyways i only play games at 1024x768 res with hardly any AA or AF on so such a card would be a waste.

benjo · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:25

Well i know of some people that have overclocked their 3200's to about 2.5.. and that lets the 7800 fly. And if you had that card.. you would have AA and AF on

hardkore · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:43

lol yes i most probably would

But at the end of the day you have to draw the line somewhere. If i looked at every pc component in a way like " xxx model is only £30 more and is twice as fast as xxx model" i would just end up spending far too much money. I have a limit and must stick to it

Im also learning to drive so spending lots of money on a pc i wont use a lot is also just a waste.

wish i had the money though